Summary
Donald Trump suggested using “economic force” to acquire Canada, citing trade deficits and national security benefits.
He also claimed the U.S. “subsidizes” Canada by up to $200 billion annually.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the idea, saying, “there isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell” Canada would join the U.S.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden praised Trudeau’s leadership as he prepares to leave office amidst rising U.S.-Canada trade tensions and tariff threats under Trump.
How can people actually not laugh in his face??
Just think about the fact that this man dodged the draft and everyone knows it.
He has never served a day in his life. It used to be pretty much a requirement that a realistic presidential candidate was ex-military.
This shit is bonkers. None of this guys children are at any risk if he goes to war with Denmark, Mexico, and Canada.
Not that he really wants Greenland, or Canada. Its a distraction once again to steer the talking points away from whatever Russia and China are doing, or whatever climate catastrophe they’re working on.
Finally, this is only news to people reading left leaning sites. Fox news would gloss over this shit or give it 30 seconds of praise. By the time we get properly agitated about something, his fans have forgotten it ever happened.
People keep saying “How is this not the last straw for people”… He was reelected by people who don’t know about these things or don’t care.
Incoming: Fox Panel where three fake blond women talk about how they have been to Panama, Greenland and Canada and the people there were really rude and hate Americans even though every school there looked like it was built by America and the guy at the hotel reception said he is so sorry he loves America and please have America come and take it because they really suffer and America is the greatest.
I’m sure Fox News is saying this is just a smart business move to get the other party to compromise by threatening them and not actually enforcing this tariff.
He was reelected for different reasons that his absurd theories and comments about foreign affairs
Because he has real political power.
Very limited, compared to his predecessors. Plus, he’s got a lot less money to invest/spend. Not my problem (I’m not a US citizen nor I live in the US) but his voters too should be able to separate his fuckery from his actual political actions (whatever they will be)
The richest man in the world is backing him and is part of his government. There’s no bottom to his access to wealth. Entire militaries and governments are beholden to Melon…
A lot of rich men are behind the other leaders, and their business are not space and cars…
How is it more limited when his party also controls the house, senate, and Supreme Court?
Limited in the world, it’s not the 80s anymore, not even the 90s or the 00s…back then a US President was the closer thing humanity had to a world leader
In that sense you are probably right, but I would say he has more power to make bad decisions that can still seriously fuck shit up abroad than any president from those decades too.